Vasconselos is a Colonial Romance (Simms describes it as
“ante-colonial,” meaning before European settlement in the future South). It treats, in various levels of depth, a host
of subject matters.[1] The most notable is the Spanish effort to
colonize the New World. Within this
exploration, Simms treats the adjustment of Spanish culture from Medieval to
Early Modern standards, the effects of imperialistic ethics upon that culture,
ruling class corruption, the alienation of racial and national minorities, and
the historic De Soto expedition to mainland North America. ...